It wasn’t a called play, nothing special, nothing drawn up on a napkin or on a whiteboard.
It was just the play of the game.
“It was just Chris Chiozza,” said Jalen Hudson.
With the Florida basketball team leaking oil again, a 14-point second-half lead erased and less than 30 seconds to play, Chiozza found Hudson cutting to the basket for a big three-point play and Florida made just enough free throws the rest of the way to beat 12th-ranked Auburn 72-66 at Exactech Arena.
An electric crowd of 10,503 finally was able to celebrate a win after three straight losses for Florida, now 18-11 and 9-7 in the SEC.
Chiozza’s pass to Hudson underneath and his ensuing free throw made the difference in Florida finding a way to not squander a big night from KeVaughn Allen, who led the Gators with 24 points.
“I just saw him take off,” Chiozza said. “They were trying to match up but nobody saw him. I knew if I gave him a good pass he would make it.”
It was the last of 12 assists for Chiozza and Hudson’s made free throw on the play gave the wingman 19 points for the night. Florida also got 12 points and six rebounds from freshman Dontay Bassett, making his first start.
Three usual UF starters — Allen, Kevarrius Hayes and Keith Stone — sat on the bench at the beginning of the game because they were late to a team meeting Friday night.
It was the second time this season for Allen, but while he may need a watch he did find his shot.
After starting 0-for-5, Allen caught fire, making six straight shots, including a 75-footer at the buzzer to close out the first half, sending the crowd into a frenzy.
“I was surprised that it went in because from the angle that I was at it didn’t look like it was going to go in at all,” Allen said. “It looked like it curved at the last second.”
Allen’s performance came after another long meeting Thursday with UF coach Mike White about being aggressive. Even when he missed the first five shots, Allen didn’t hesitate and made 8 of his last 10.
“I just pushed through it and not think about my missed shots and stay aggressive because my team needed it,” said Allen.
Florida needed Allen because Egor Koulechov went 2-for-12 and Chiozza continued his free throw slump that has seen him miss eight of his last nine free throws.
“The last two games, I don’t know what’s happened,” Chiozza said. “I had a couple go in and out. I’m not too worried about it.”
The win was a big one for the Gators, who have been battling to stay in the mix for an NCAA bid. Auburn, now 24-5 and 12-4 in the conference, came in with an RPI that was 6th in the country.
“I hope it makes us feel good for about an hour,” White said. “We play in Tuscaloosa (against Alabama) on Tuesday. This current Gator team has not handled success well.”
It will be a different situation on the road Tuesday, but the crowd Saturday night was bouncing off the walls.
“It was on fire,” White said. “It was a great college basketball environment. Arguably the best of the year and they were just rocking.”
Said Chiozza, “The whole game I felt like they were out there on the court with us.”
Mustapha Heron, who missed Auburn’s last game with the flu, led the Tigers with 22 points.
Florida led the game by two when Hudson blocked an Auburn 3-point attempt by Bryce Brown and Chiozza was fouled. But Chiozza missed both free throws and after a questionable review gave Auburn the ball, the Tigers tied it on a pair of Jared Harper free throws.
Chiozza then found Hudson breaking free underneath for the three-point play that made it 69-66 Florida with 26.8 seconds to play.
Harper then missed a 3 with 16 seconds to go and Koulechov snagged the rebound. Koulechov made one of his free throws and Auburn again missed a 3 on the other end.
Allen’s final two free throws put the nail in the coffin.
Despite missing a wide-open dunk, a lay-up and allowing Auburn an unguarded basket on an inbounds play, Florida found itself leading by nine at the break thanks to a sudden hot hand from Allen.
Allen made consecutive 3-pointers late in the half to put Florida in the lead, then nailed the three-quarter court shot at the buzzer to make it 33-24 at the half.
Florida forced 13 first-half turnovers and limited Auburn to two made 3-point shots.
But Auburn came out firing in the second half with three made 3-point shots in the first four minutes that helped the Tigers cut what had blossomed into a 14-point lead for Florida to four.
Auburn finally took the lead with 3:53 to play on a 3 by Heron. But Hudson countered on the other end with one of his own.
Allen made a 3 to give UF a 63-62 lead, then another from the corner after two free throws by Heron to make it 66-64 and set up the dramatic finish.
“He’s so capable,” White said of Allen. “He’s an electric scorer.”
| FLORIDA 72, No. 12 AUBURN 66 |
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| AUBURN (24-5) |
Murray 3-5 4-5 10, Spencer 3-5 0-1 6, Brown 2-8 0-0 6, Harper 3-10 2-2 8, Heron 8-11 2-2 22, Okeke 5-11 0-0 12, Mitchell 0-2 0-0 0, Dunbar 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 25-56 8-10 66.
| FLORIDA (18-11) |
|---|
Bassett 5-6 2-3 12, Hudson 7-14 1-4 19, Okauru 0-2 0-0 0, Chiozza 3-5 1-5 8, Koulechov 2-12 1-2 7, Stone 0-2 0-0 0, Hayes 1-3 0-0 2, Ballard 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 8-15 2-2 24. Totals 26-59 7-16 72.
Halftime_Florida 33-24. 3-Point Goals_Auburn 8-23 (Heron 4-5, Okeke 2-5, Brown 2-6, Murray 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Dunbar 0-2, Harper 0-3), Florida 13-28 (Allen 6-10, Hudson 4-6, Koulechov 2-8, Chiozza 1-2, Okauru 0-1, Stone 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Auburn 36 (Okeke 10), Florida 27 (Bassett, Koulechov 6). Assists_Auburn 13 (Brown 5), Florida 17 (Chiozza 12). Total Fouls_Auburn 18, Florida 13.
WOOO!!! Way to go Gators! That was some great ‘D’, with some even better ‘O’! Welcome to the SEC big time, Bassett! And KeVaughn Allen, welcome back! One game at a time from here on, and with that kinda’ effort, y’all have a great shot! Go Gators!
If Allen comes to play…we are a different, formidable team. Most of us know that…but it was Mike White’s fault that he has been off, right?!.
Nice win!!
“Great shot” at what?!
Well what do you know…Big games by Allen and Hudson and we win…
DUH…
GO GATORS…way to rebound and add to the resume.
Their resume has already been stamped REJECTED by the NCAA committee. Sorry.
We will see you f’n bum. Funny many have them in…but Bill Flowers aka Dummy Buckets says differently!
Shouldn’t you be on Oregon’s fan page calling for Dana Altman”s firing. They were a final 4 team and have 10 losses…
BTW for shyts and giggles…Go back and read your 100 posts jock sniffing your hero Bruce Pearl…hahaha!
Before win over Auburn…
Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology projections for the SEC
SEC TEAM PROJECTED SEED PROJECTED OPPONENT
Alabama No. 7 in East Region Houston
Arkansas No. 10 in South Region Creighton
Auburn No. 2 in Midwest Region Florida Gulf Coast
Florida No. 4 in East Region East Tennessee St.
Kentucky No. 8 in Midwest Region Florida St.
Missouri No. 9 in South Region Butler
Tennessee No. 4 in South Region Vermont
Texas A&M No. 7 in West Region Providence
Are you about age 12?! You were looking at Lunardi’s FEB. 12 brackets!!
It’s been updated FOUR times since!! Go do something, dunce.
We are in asshat!
We are in …Dummy Buckets
Update from today: Florida is projected as a number 6 seed in the Midwest. Debunked just one of your idiotic assertions on your part.
Try again.
I just looked at Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology from 2.22 and see them as a 7 seed playing Kansas State which he has as a 10 seed. Jerry Palm has the Gators as 10 seed in the East playing Creighton which is a 7 seed. I can’t see an 11 loss Florida team as a 4 seed. No team with 11 losses gets a 4. Last night’s win was nice but when you’re 4-6 in your last 10 games you’re not going to get a lot of love from the selection committee. Florida has 2 more tough games (Bama and Kentucky) and then the SEC Tournament. Florida has a great chance to prove that they belong in the tournament or a chance to show that they deserve to be part of the NIT Tournament. We will find out soon enough.
WELL SAID
Bf, you’ve already proven your inability to formulate your words into anything resembling an educated statement. Keep it shut bud.
they were still outrebounded, check the stat sheet
No man, rebound as in get the win after a losing streak…not literal rebounds. We will be over matched down low Kev Patrick in most instances. What’s different is that our best players actually scored the ball. We have no chance if Allen, Chiozza, and Hudson play poorly.
Desperate remark from a troll, but funny!
Where is BF with his 1000 posts of total BS? Great and much needed NCAA tourney hopes win, but what is up with the free throw shooting by the Gators? It almost cost them the game.
TampaGator…I know and it would have been Mike White’s fault that Chiozza and Co all of sudden are bad free throw shooters for the insane fire Mike White camp. Pretty simple to me…injuries have affected the rotations, and Allen has not been himself, and if 2 of the 3 other play makers play poorly, hard to win consistently.
Wow, the Gator’s won!!! Woop woop dee doooo! But how many times do they win “two in a row?”
how bout that…another alias from this bf clown. You are such a lame…
Note to the writer.
It wasn’t an upset!
Florida was favored!
Hey…guess what…Buzz Peterson is coming to UF…bwhahahahahahahahahahaha. I heard that from Bruce Pearl the real coach’s #1 fan….BF!
Auburn was the higher ranked team therefore it was an upset. Point spreads are only given to create equal betting. But I wouldn’t expect you to know that. You’re too busy being obsessed with all things Orange and Blue. We all know what “bf” stands for but if we posted it you would get your undergarments in a wad. Let’s just go with this:
bYE fELICIA
Here’s an example of how stupid your statement is:
Team A is playing at home, a 5.5-pt favorite over Team B.
Team A is ranked #22, Team B is ranked #8.
Team A wins the game. Go ahead and tell me that’s an upset!
Fess up, you live with “Smith” and voted for Hillary, right?
Man you are clever…when you were Mike Winter…You would bash Trump…now you bash the other side. Way to throw everyone off…lmao
Buzz Peterson is coming to Florida….hahahahahahahaha
Fess up bf – The Gators just ATE YOUR LUNCH.
omg i love the suggestions on what bf stands for. right now the fans’ vote bye felisha over ban forever, but both get points for creativity. actually don’t want to see the troll banned. he makes me laugh.
I like the Bye Felicia myself! It fits the little fella to the the tee.
BF ==> Ban Forever
bf, glad Mike White shut your dumb ass up!
Wow, White didn’t lose tonight as a favorite! Congrats to him. When Florida is favored, his record is now 13-9.
They’ll lose to Alabama and Kentucky. When they drop their opener in the SEC tourney, that will put them at 18-14.
They will not be invited to the Dance.
Get off the board you loser
Your buddy Bruce Pearl, the “real” coach, is now 0-3 vs. Mike White, the guy you call a “fake coach.” Better luck next time, troll.
You idiot, it’s one game — and Florida was favored! Stay in 2018, okay?
AUBURN is in the Dance.
Florida will not be there.
Who are you really? Orange54 or Alvin York from the GSMB?
That’s the problem with short-term focused clowns like you–you lack perspective. You call Bruce Pearl, the two-time cheater, a “real” coach, but he didn’t even make the NIT his first three seasons. If you were the AD, Auburn wouldn’t be sniffing the dance this year–you would have fired Pearl three times over by now.
We’re talking Florida Gators, 2017-18 season, right? That’s it, this season, nothing else. You bring up sh•t that has nothing to do with this team.
I voted for Trump. You voted for al-Hussein Obama and Hillary, true?
bf, haha, thanks for confirming how correct I was. Keep on deflecting when you can’t deal with the facts. That’s what frauds do, in politics as well as sports.
bf – Your mother must be so proud that Trump, the leader of the Nabalites, is your hero. She probably named you Nabal.
actually it’s 3, or are they that dumb at UNF
Would you like to bet on that. Name your price
STFU bf! How bout that…
0-1 2017-18…that’s what we are talking about…and if you fire a coach based on 1 season as you say, then you and anyone else who says that are certifiable idiots.
Please tell me where you live.
You calling someone an idiot. Classic!
bf, will you promise to not be here anymore when Florida is there in the NCAAs?
Wrong again, with wins over ranked Cincy, Gonzaga, Texas A&M, Kentucky and Auburn, they are now a lock for the dance
This was a nice win man…I believe so too. The league is bananas this year..teams are very inconstant and competitive…and the coaching went up a notch with some of the additions the last 2 years. Not to many gimme games…
It’s there twelfth tier 1 win. The new framework of which the selection committee is following is going to work in the favor of the teams with more tier 1 wins. If they pull off the next two games, and that’s “if” (I of course hope they do), that’ll give them 14 tier 1 wins with the SEC tourney coming up. Two wins there, that would be two more tier 1 and 2 wins, and you’ll actually see them as a 5 seed. Deserving, or not. Just the name of the game this year.
Right…you don’t want a losing streak going into Selection Sunday. Michigan State for example has not played many Tier 1 teams, and I think that’s what will hurt the Big 10 in terms of teams that enter the dance. I believe only 4 are projected.
Great win for our Gators! Way to GET THE W! Really enjoyed this one from start to finish. Go Gators!
Talk about Jekyll & Hyde. You never know which team is going to show up. A great win with a lot of poise.
I hear you man. That’s this team…sometimes it’s like that…and the nature of the SEC as evidenced by the logjam at 2nd and 3rd place. It’s a wild year man. Perhaps Allen has found his stroke…and just in time! It’s been a rocky road…practicing with limited guys..not wanting to injure or fatigue you remaining guys. Finding a line up that works.
I give props to Mike White…he may just get to the dance. We have enough good wins, it;s the bad losses that hurt.
Next is what’s the over/under on how many posts that troll bf will submit?
I like Bassett. Bassett is aggressive and not afraid to mix it up. Bassett had some nice offensive plays. Still very raw, but most improved player on the Gator team from the beginning of the season. I hope Coach White continues to start him. The most mystifying thing to me is Chris Chiozza from the free throw line going 1 out of his last 9. Chiozza was almost automatic for most of the year from the line. Made up for the free throws with his passing and defense.
Agree on Bassett. If Florida had a real coach, he would have given Bassett considerable minutes from the get go. That’s one of the reasons White is only 18-11 this season.
Gatordog1…Mike White’s coaching is why Chiozza missed the free throws. BF the clown says so.
Go Gators! That’s the KeVaughn we have been waiting for! And Bassett you will be a star very soon! And to that loser of “bf”, get out of here! You are not welcome in Gator country!
It’s funny how that bf guy pretends to be a Gator fan in some posts. Same ol troll from the football blogs. Dude has a weirdly unhealthy obsession.
Lmao, they didn’t approve my previous posts… But, here’s the short version: Bf, your a clown, just look at your posts after the UT game….To EVERYONE ELSE, IF WE ALL STOP ACKNOWLEDGING HIS STUPIDITY, HE WILL GO AWAY.
He has been doing this for maybe 4 -5 years now…I wish I had your optimism but it’s time for a ban
Of course they beat Auburn, when all is lost that’s what inconsistent teams do…they win some you wouldn’t have thought they won. BF is saying we wouldn’t win another game all season long…17-16. I bet we win the remainder of the regular season then streak to the SEC finals to only lose. That’s what I’m predicting. Every time this team gets us all in, they drop a game you feel like they are going to win.
Been saying that all year….crazy year, and Mike White has d=said so several times. The practices are even a chess match because you don’t want to risk injury. If some cats aren’t playing well, who do you go to? Crazy year…
Is Brockway under the weather?
Sly: Kevin was attending a family memorial service. He’ll be back this week.
Sorry to hear that but glad Kevin is fine. Dooley did a fine job covering for him.
At a funeral for a friend out of state
KeVaughn missed the first couple, then for the rest of the game he couldn’t miss, including the 70 footer. Its like White needs to take KeVaughn to a calming atmosphere spot, maybe a park bench at Lake Alice, and ask him “WHAT TURNS YOU ON/OFF, I WANT TO KNOW RIGHT NOW”? Hudson and Chiozza are the only guys showing up for ever game. You can sense some of the other young guys want to be the other three. It appears White is trying different combinations in practice to identify the other three. He hides his frustration well. White was honest enough in the post game interview to admit he doesn’t know which team will show up for the Alabama game. I now look forward to the reality Gator show Wednesday night to see which team shows.
Bassett plays like he wants to be there, and as good a night as Kevaughn had, his pattern this year has been to disappear for several games after one really good game. I hope that’s not the case here because the team really needs him at this point in the season. Don’t know which team will show up against Bama, but a win against Kentucky should get them in the tourney. Let’s hope Okauru gets lots of playing time also.
This is what happens when you let more people get playing time! They spark and get experience also and the inside game Balance.
Is Mike White a good coach again? I kinda lost track the last few weeks thanks to all the experts out here opining on the matter.
Hey posters, got a strong message for all who want to banter back and forth with BF. You must simply ignore his posts, otherwise you are playing into his court. He relishes conflict and getting in your face. Be smart guys, do not comment back at all and he might catch on that nobody is reading his posts. Psychology 101.
I just love the Monday morning quarterbacks that appear in the comments. Bassett had a great game and they probably would not have won without him. Coach tried to get him playing time throughout the year but he always got in foul trouble. Last few games he has shown much improvement.
Now for bf whoever you are. Obviously you are an Auburn fan. Congrats on Bruce Pearl; exiled from Tenn for cheating and now at Auburn where he had to fire Chuck Person for cheating. YOu better do well in the tournament this year because Pearl is probably not long for coaching. White has been at Florida for three years and made the elite eight last year. Well respected by everyone but jealous you and a few dumb fans. Love to watch your coach make an idiot of himself on the sideline. Sends his player to argue with the ref. Sweats enough to make the court a swimming pool, and yells enough to look like a clown. How’s Bobby Louden doing? Is he your father? So you voted for Tump. Hey you can join him and Pearl in jail along with Chuck Person.
Congratulations. It was a good win. KA finally decided to show up. Welcome back. Don’t get lost again. KA had some friends show up with him as well. DB and JH had good games as well. Now, the team could only play like this every game they would be pretty good.
But this game was a microcosm of the whole season. The team got out to an early 14 point lead and could not hold the lead in the second half. They not only lost the lead and even went down. However, this time they found a way to come back and win. They did it at home. They need to do that on the road. Free throw shooting continues to be a major problem. It almost cost us the game. Likewise, not defending the 3 almost cost us the game.
The biggest difference was that we had KA (MIA the whole season) and JH scoring 20+ each. If they score 20+ every game we can win against anyone.
I’m glad the Gators won, but how is this an ‘upset?’ Gators were favored to win the game. Oh, and the Gators aren’t in ‘the mix’ for an NCAA bid. That ship sailed a long time ago.
You need to come in more often and help give me some cover from these Gator zombies.
”As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly daily.” -Proverbs 26:11.
bf, you ”fool”, you really give ”Trump voters”, like me, a bad look and rep!
And many of us Gators know why you come here, to a local on-line Gator sports page, and type your ”vomit” EVERYDAY… it’s because NOBODY LOVES YOU, and this is the ONLY PLACE where people actually talk to and RECOGNIZE YOU.
But a ”real man” would place a real ”screen name” and/or a real ”profile pic” with such controversial banter, like that which you post ”repeatedly”.
And you’ve done neither! So, no respect from the masses or me!
And therefore all your posts and accusations, innuendos, and all your other idiocies are all, well, just your ”vomit”! And I’ve seen better looking vomit a the ”old Purple Porpoise” here in Hogtown, than yours! You bf, are the ignorant ”zombie”!
Was the game last night an “upset”, gatorgi70x7?
trump gives trump voters a bad look and rep
Bf/Mikey/and whomever you might be the next second on here. Sad sacks you are. Talking back and forth to yourself and supporting yourself with various identities of yourself patting yourself on the back. Truly sad.
You’re wrong, Mikey. They are in the mix, they just won’t be selected, that’s all.
Fool, it’s ”GATORGI70X7”, that’s ”Greg”, if you’re my ”friend, and you, fool, aren’t!
You Gator-hating POSER!
Also, Mikey, I’ve wasted way too much time on these screwballs. Most on here, unbelievable to me, don’t comprehend Favorite and Underdog! That simply tells me how they voted.
Mikey: When an unranked team with a 17-11 record defeats a team ranked No. 12 in the nation by The Associated Press, owned a 24-4 record and was playing for the SEC title, the result can be called an upset.
Okay, it “can be CALLED an upset” but it was not an upset.
Florida was favored by experts to win the game.
These Vegas people are not stupid!
Florida was deemed to be an ever-so-slightly better team last night playing at home against Auburn.
Damn, the blind, shallow, Gator fans are frothing at the mouth! One win over a good team and they’re back on the bandwagon! But….. they’ll be jumping off again after Alabama on
Tuesday night! Then, Kentucky will come in and punk’em! White will then end this once promising season with a loss in the SEC tourney opener.
White supporters are going to learn a lesson on Selection Sunday, perhaps a hard lesson — Do Not Lie To Yourself And Don’t Post Your Lies On Here!
The show starts and you’re already nervous. Then comes the lump in the throat that won’t go away. Oh s**t, three regions have been announced and still no Florida Gators! Five minutes later, the pin has been applied to your balloon. The Gators were left out! The Gators were left out!
Get real, people!
They don’t deserve to be in the field and they won’t be in the field!
If White stays, they won’t be in it next season either.
White took a potential Final Four team all the way to the NIT!
BF Basketball Fool…give it up.
I think bf is going to set another bs record with posts on this page. And then, he bravely appears as “Mikey” and as other people as well. And Mikey once hated Trump. Now, he loves him. It is what trolls do. Sad for them and him.
Mikey and bf are different people.
I’m angrier than him.
You’re prettier too:)
Hey, Smith, my man, still looking for that CURRENT Lunardi bracketology???!!!
Let us know, okay?
Nah son…I’m still looking for the Buzz Peterson to UF story….
Please excuse as I’ve mentioned this already.
White will be favored over Kentucky in Gainesville.
White will lose that one which will be his TENTH defeat as a favorite.
Wish he could be favored at Alabama! Darn!
“Providing the NCAA would permit it, I’d love to be Florida’s head coach. The voice on that FBI wiretap sounded like me but it was not me! — Sean Miller, Arizona basketball coach, just adding a little smack
Where is Mick Hubert?
While all these shenanigans appear normal to your brain, you appear quite mentall I’ll to the rest of us. Get help boyfriend.
Process this one: The Gators have only been underdogs FIVE times this season
(Duke, Cincy, Texas A&M, Kentucky and Tennessee) — only five — and WILL BE
LEFT OUT of the NCAA tourney.
How in the hell can that be?! Mike White is the coach. Not difficult to understand, folks.
Dude, are you like 12 or something. Go back to whatever place you came from.
Underdogs just five times this season! Look at their record. Little bit too tough for you to comprehend, huh?
Get a life bf! You must live in your mom’s basement and do nothing but eat doritos and post angry comments all over the internet. Seek help little guy. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Go Gators!
FSU pays BF 2 cents for every post. He’s killing it on slave wages.
It’s gotta be that…OR we may be giving this clown way too much credit. He may do this for free for shyts and giggles before his mother takes him to school.
Okay, time for you White supporters to gloat — for just a short time though!
Lunardi’s bracketology, updated just now, has the Gators a 6-seed.
The real Gators — that being the Mary Poppins Gators — arrive in Tuscaloosa tomorrow night and Alabama will put a beat down on her — very much like what happened in Gainesville!
After that, with losses to Kentucky and their first SEC tourney game, White’s team will
not be selected for the Dance. Sorry, guys.
They’ve played all year like an NIT team and they’ll be an NIT team. There’s always next year, right? After all, we do have the horses coming back, yes?
PERFECT STORM GAME.
HIGHLY RANKED TEAM THAT JUST LOST KEY PLAYER.
A TEAM THAT UF HAS OWNED.
A TEAM W/O GOOD INSIDE SCORER.
STILL A GREAT WIN.
AUBURN AND UF ARE VERY MUCH ALIKE.
AUBURN JUST HAS PLAYED BETTER IN THE LAST 5 MINUTES OF GAMES.
THE GREAT BACK TO BACK NC TEAMS ALWAYS PLAYED ALL OUT LIKE THEY BELIEVED THEY WOULD LOSE IF THEY DID NOT PLAY ALL OUT.
THEY NEVER ASSUMED OR MAIL IN A GAME.
IF THIS TEAM PLAYED THAT WAY THEY WOULD BE TOP 15 TEAM CAPABLE OF BETTING ANYONE ON A GIVEN DAY.
PRACTICE SHOULD BE CHEESE, 3GOR, ALLEN HUTSON, STONE, OKARU, SHOOTING TWO HUNDRED 3’S AND 100 F/T.
PLAY ALL OUT VERY FAST HIGH PRESSURE.
THEN SUB IN OKARU, BASSETT, BALLARD, GAK, HAYES. (PLAY SLOW)
TO PLAY UNTIL “A” TEAM IS READY TO RETURN.
USE TIME OUTS, END OF PERIODS ETC TO GIVE “A” TEAM EXTRA BREAK.
UF IS NOT SHOWN TO BE A GOOD 1/2 COURT TEAM, THUS THE PROBLEM AT END OF GAMES TRYING TO HOLD LEADS.
PLAY TO BLOW OTHER TEAM OUT, SO END OF GAME DOES NOT MATTER.
One problem: White
NO MORE STANDING AROUND, AFTER EVERY PASS THAT PLAYER SHOULD GO HARD TO THE BASKET.
TWO OTHER PLAYER SHOULD BE GOING TO SPOT UP OR RECEIVE PASS .
CHEESE, 3 GOR, ALLEN, HUTSON, STONE, OKARU NEED TO BE READY TO SHOOT WHEN THEY GET THE BALL. FEET SET, SHOULDERS SQ, ETC.
THEY SEEM TO OFTEN NOT BE READY TO SHOOT WHEN THEY GET THE BALL.
THEY ARE ALL GREAT SHOOTERS.
HOW ABOUT HAVING SHOOTER FOLLOW SHOOT FOR THE REBOUND?
EVERYONE ELSE GET BACK.
EVERYONE BLOCK OUT OR GO HARD FOR DEF REBOUNDS.
BASICS
I STILL BELIEVE THIS TEAM COULD CATCH FIRE AND GO ON RUN.
THEY CAN BEAT ANYBODY, IF THEY JUST LEARNED TO PLAY ALL OUT ALL THE TIME.
One big problem: White
Boyfriend is either an employee of the Gainesville Sun/New York Times group intentionally generating clicks/comments or one of the most bizarre online knuckleheads I have seen since the invention of the Internet.
Sauce: bf is not an employee of the Sun or Times that I’m aware off.
He was only trying to be funny, Arnold. In addition to his cooking skills, he is the one who likes to spew his predictions — after an event is over! At any rate, just for replying to him, I’m guessing you possess a sense of humor.
Have you considered the ban hammer on this knucklehead?
Attention Mike White lackeys! Bettors must love your Gators! Damned idiots.
Most recent odds for selected SEC teams to win the NCAA title: Tenn 20-1, Florida 25-1, Auburn 33-1, Tex A&M 40-1, Alabama 40-1, Mizzou 40 -1 and Kentucky 50-1.
Why don’t a few of you who think the sun sets in White’s a••, put a little money on Florida plus 2.5 points tomorrow?!